| Scientists' warning to humanity on insect extinctions P Cardoso, PS Barton, K Birkhofer, F Chichorro, C Deacon, T Fartmann, ... Biological conservation 242, 108426, 2020 | 837 | 2020 |
| Solutions for humanity on how to conserve insects MJ Samways, PS Barton, K Birkhofer, F Chichorro, C Deacon, T Fartmann, ... Biological Conservation 242, 108427, 2020 | 337 | 2020 |
| Scientists' warning on climate change and insects JA Harvey, K Tougeron, R Gols, R Heinen, M Abarca, PK Abram, Y Basset, ... Ecological monographs 93 (1), e1553, 2023 | 329 | 2023 |
| Artificial reservoirs complement natural ponds to improve pondscape resilience in conservation corridors in a biodiversity hotspot C Deacon, MJ Samways, JS Pryke PloS one 13 (9), e0204148, 2018 | 60 | 2018 |
| Fluctuating pond water levels and aquatic insect persistence in a drought-prone Mediterranean-type climate ML Jooste, MJ Samways, C Deacon Hydrobiologia 847 (5), 1315-1326, 2020 | 44 | 2020 |
| Aquatic insects decline in abundance and occupy low‐quality artificial habitats to survive hydrological droughts C Deacon, MJ Samways, JS Pryke Freshwater Biology 64 (9), 1643-1654, 2019 | 40 | 2019 |
| Determining drivers of dragonfly diversity patterns and the implications for conservation in South Africa C Deacon, MJ Samways, JS Pryke Biological Conservation 245, 108548, 2020 | 25 | 2020 |
| Value of artificial ponds for aquatic insects in drought-prone southern Africa: a review MJ Samways, C Deacon, GJ Kietzka, JS Pryke, C Vorster, JP Simaika Biodiversity and Conservation 29, 3131-3150, 2020 | 23 | 2020 |
| A review of the impacts and opportunities for African urban dragonflies C Deacon, MJ Samways Insects 12 (3), 190, 2021 | 22 | 2021 |
| Overcoming biases and identifying opportunities for citizen science to contribute more to global macroinvertebrate conservation C Deacon, S Govender, MJ Samways Biodiversity and Conservation 32 (6), 1789-1806, 2023 | 20 | 2023 |
| Dragonfly conservation in the increasingly stressed African Mediterranean-type ecosystems R Khelifa, C Deacon, H Mahdjoub, F Suhling, JP Simaika, MJ Samways Frontiers in Environmental Science 9, 660163, 2021 | 16 | 2021 |
| & Samways, MJ (2020). Scientists’ warning to humanity on insect extinctions P Cardoso, PS Barton, K Birkhofer, F Chichorro, C Deacon, T Fartmann Biological conservation 242 (108426), 6, 0 | 14 | |
| Patterns in macroinvertebrate taxonomic richness and community assembly among urban wetlands in Cape Town, South Africa: Implications for wetland management C Deacon, BRS Fox, L Morland, MJ Samways, S Weaver, R Massey, ... Urban Ecosystems, 1-12, 2021 | 12 | 2021 |
| Conservation planning for the extraordinary and Endangered Spesbona damselfly C Deacon, MJ Samways Journal of Insect Conservation 21, 121-128, 2017 | 9 | 2017 |
| Conservation of a phenomenon: rapid, reversible colour change in both sexes of one of the world’s most threatened damselflies C Deacon, MJ Samways Journal of insect conservation 20, 497-504, 2016 | 9 | 2016 |
| Interplay between pond size and matrix extent drives odonate diversity patterns in a fragmented landscape C Deacon, MJ Samways, JS Pryke Biodiversity and Conservation 32 (14), 4767-4785, 2023 | 7 | 2023 |
| Extinction reprieve for the ancient and imperiled dragonflies at the southern tip of Africa MJ Samways, C Deacon Elsevier, 2022 | 7 | 2022 |
| Relative importance of ecological versus biological traits in driving range sizes of African dragonflies C Deacon, MJ Samways, JS Pryke Journal of Biogeography 48 (6), 1309-1321, 2021 | 7 | 2021 |
| Urban threats and conservation measures relating to aquatic arthropods on the iconic Table Mountain, South Africa: A review C Deacon, MJ Samways Basic and Applied Ecology 56, 192-212, 2021 | 5 | 2021 |
| Larva of one of the world’s rarest and most threatened damselflies: Spesbona angusta (Odonata: Platycnemididae) C Deacon, MJ Samways Odonatologica 45 (3/4), 225-234, 2016 | 4 | 2016 |